diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/production.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/production.txt
index 537f081f56..46b2928242 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/production.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/production.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 -r base.txt
 
-gunicorn==20.1.0  # https://github.com/benoitc/gunicorn
+gunicorn==21.0.0  # https://github.com/benoitc/gunicorn
 psycopg[c]==3.1.9  # https://github.com/psycopg/psycopg
 {%- if cookiecutter.use_whitenoise == 'n' %}
 Collectfast==2.2.0  # https://github.com/antonagestam/collectfast